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「女子無才便是德」一語於明末出現時,一方面反映了當時才女輩出的現象,一方面則反映了時人對於青樓酬唱之風感染閨閣的情形感到不安,並將女子之才視為狹義的文藝遊戲之才,認為「才可妨德」,故以「女子無才便是德」一語警戒婦女應抑才而保德。

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女子無才便是德

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